Classical vs. Romantic

Intuition vs. Analysis

Spontaneity vs. Education

Honesty vs. Politeness

Idealism vs. Realism

Earnestness vs. Irony

The Rare vs. The Everyday

In the book Zen and Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, the narrator divided people into two categories; Romantic and Classical. Being labeled as a romantic or a classical person can explain a lot about what our personalities are like. Classical people are more analytical, they focus more on getting a solid education that will get them a good job. Classical people would rather be polite and civil, than to tell someone what they are really feeling, they focus mostly on stability, they would rather stay home and do laundry, than go out and try something new. Romantics are a little more free flowing, They are enthusiastic about feelings and don't really have a direction in which they want to go in life. Romantics like to see where life can take them, they believe that education should be spontaneous.

Based on the description of classical and romantic, I think i lean more towards classical, but i still have some aspects of romantic in my personality . I do better when there is a clear goal and path. I don't like confrontation at all, I would rather be civil then tell someone of im mad. Being more of a classical person kind of relates to having a type A personality  Type A's are a lot more analytical  they like to get things done, they are focused on being the best and they don't sit back and wait for things to happen. I feel like classical people are a lot more fact based, whereas romantics like to interpret things and find the deeper meaning.

Even Though I identify more with the classical personality, i still feel like I have some romantic features intertwined. The romantic aspect of me likes to be spontaneous, i like to learn through experiences. I would rather go out and experience different things, than stay in my house. i think that it's important to have a balance, being to much of a classical person could cause you to miss out on the fun and exciting things life has to offer and being too much of a romantic could leave you just wondering around looking for some sort of direction.

I think that the world has so many different aspects, we can't just put everyone in two categories. There are people who don't fit in either of these categories. I don't agree with the narrator, there are so many people in the world who have different personalities. Not everyone is the same and by saying that these people fit in the classical group because they have these personality traits and these people fit in the romantic group because they have these traits is not realistic.